
Mountain Merriam’s Chess Match
Sometimes toms come in hot—gobbling and at a run. Sometimes slow and silent. Sometimes they won’t respond at all.
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Sometimes toms come in hot—gobbling and at a run. Sometimes slow and silent. Sometimes they won’t respond at all.
I’ve hunted Merriam’s turkeys on public lands in southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains for seven years running now with Colorado Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Habitat Watch Volunteer (HWV) Rick Hooley. Rick is a HWV for the San Juan National Forest, and there’s likely few outdoorsmen
For the last six years, I’ve been privileged to hunt public lands Merriam’s turkeys in Colorado and I have learned some helpful tips that I’d like to share.
When hunting Merriam’s turkeys, you look for deciduous trees among the conifer forest, meadows and water sources. It’s similar to elk hunting in that sense.
Colorado Outdoors, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s magazine, features a wealth of information for hunters, anglers and outdoors enthusiasts.